A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Shally
Birthplace:
Washington, D.C., USA
Born:
October 18, 1975
Shalini Sood, born in Washington D.C., USA and raised in Maryland, she is an actress, model, Engineer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as the first ever American born to win a title for India in 2016 in New Delhi, India. Along with her crown as MIBQ Mrs. India, she won the title for Most Photogenic. Following the pageant in India, she was crowned (winner), Mrs. India United Nations International in 2017. She represented the USA and India in Jamaica at the United Nations International pageant [2017]. After this she spent a few years back and forth between India and USA making a positive impact thru her charity work for all girls schools and for the widow ashrams in Mumbai and Vrindavan. She has worked in a few Vikram Bhatt web series' directed by Siddhant Kumar Sachdev. Shalini collaborated with her Managing Partner Waqar Peter Gill as Production Controller on the production of UFI Motion Pictures' Bollywood feature Shiv Shastri Balboa, starring Anupum Kher and Neena Gupta and produced by Kishore Varieth. Beyond her on-screen charisma, Shalini's dedication continues with the widow ashrams in India and feeding those less fortunate in the DC Metro Area via means of a "meals on wheels" food truck based out of Baltimore, MD , where she uses her influence to support causes close to her heart. Her commitment to help those less fortunate reflects a deep-seated belief in using her platform for positive change. Most recently, Shalini is staring in and as Agent Jayne: Woman with a Mission, written and directed by Waqar Peter Gill. As Shalini continues to evolve and inspire, her journey remains a testament to the power of talent, perseverance, and a genuine connection with her audience. In the world of cinema, she stands as a beacon of creativity and a testament to the transformative power of storytelling.
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At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.